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... completed the Eddystone Lighthouse . 1761. John Rennie born . 1767. Bridgewater Canal started . 1769. James Watt ... completed Stockton and Darlington Rail- way . 1826. St. Katharine's Docks , Port of London , completed . 1827. Don ...
... completed the Eddystone Lighthouse . 1761. John Rennie born . 1767. Bridgewater Canal started . 1769. James Watt ... completed Stockton and Darlington Rail- way . 1826. St. Katharine's Docks , Port of London , completed . 1827. Don ...
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... he re- mained consulting engineer to the canal with a regular retainer until his death . Long before the completion of the Ellesmere and Shrewsbury Canals , Telford's position among Canal Engineers was well SHREWSBURY CANAL COMPLETED 37.
... he re- mained consulting engineer to the canal with a regular retainer until his death . Long before the completion of the Ellesmere and Shrewsbury Canals , Telford's position among Canal Engineers was well SHREWSBURY CANAL COMPLETED 37.
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... completed by 1823 . The wet dock , called the King William the Fourth dock , was opened in November 1825 . ' Before breakfast , ' runs Southey's diary in 1819 , ' I went with Mr. Telford to the harbour , to look at his works , which are ...
... completed by 1823 . The wet dock , called the King William the Fourth dock , was opened in November 1825 . ' Before breakfast , ' runs Southey's diary in 1819 , ' I went with Mr. Telford to the harbour , to look at his works , which are ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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